2022 SASS EL TYS P2 Ans

2022 O Level P2 Text 1: Questions 1 – 4 The webpage is an advertisement from a local council, explaining the benefits of a low-traffic neighbourhood scheme and encouraging residents to participate in a community mapping exercise to help set one up. The four questions focused on how the new approach would work and how the webpage encourages residents to take part in the preliminary mapping. Question 1 required candidates to state the difference between the new approach and previous attempts, and how it would work. 1a The new approach involves more types of road users, making it more comprehensive. Markers’ comment: Question 1(a) asked why it is described in the first paragraph as ‘more holistic’. Although the paragraph contained plenty of detail to explain the meaning, most candidates had difficulty in relating it to the word. 1b. It works by discouraging traffic from entering the entire residential areas by confining most cars and other vehicles to major roads. 2i “quieter, safer streets” 2ii “easier access to your favourite local shops” Markers’ comment: Most candidates found the two phrases although some lifted too much from the text and blurred the focus. 3i Bus lanes ( Picture 1 is ‘no-drive’ areas as it’s only for cyclists; Picture 2 =slashed off cars and motorcyles, so only buses can use the road; Picture 3 is mini parks.) 3ii “mini parks” Markers’ comment: The majority of the candidates recognised them without difficulty. 4. The main aim of the webpage is to persuade residents to join the community mapping exercise. Markers’ comment: Many candidates chose a more general reaction to the benefits of the low-traffic neighbourhoods, without realising that the overall aim of the webpage was more precise.

2022 O Level P2 Section B This narrative piece describes a visit by two sisters (Lucy and Clara) to their aunt’s house on the island of Guernsey. Told in the third person, it focuses on Lucy’s thoughts and reactions as she revisited the house after a long time away. The text begins by recounting Lucy’s feelings as she arrived at the house. It becomes apparent but is stated only at the end of the first paragraph that she had not visited for many years and had mixed feelings about returning now. 5. The phrase “felt a whole lifetime away” suggests that Lucy felt distant and detached from her home and felt that this place is unfamiliar and no longer a part of her life. The phrase “ it had been too long: she knew that’ suggests a sense of guilt about returning home only after such a lengthy period as she was well aware that she had stayed away for longer that she should have. The phrase ‘ How long has It been since you were here at the house?’ suggests she was in a pensive mood, feeling rather regretful of her act of staying away from home for such a lengthy period of time. Markers’ comment: Only the stronger responses identified all three of the sentences that convey the feelings and e